Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset by Yi-Teng Shih, Vincent Mao and Jay Li

Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset by Yi-Teng Shih, Vincent Mao and Jay Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Bronze in Spielzeugdesign Competition Category.

BronzeSpielzeug· 2021

Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset

by Yi-Teng Shih, Vincent Mao and Jay Li

Client: PolyU Design

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Spielzeug Category

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The Design

About Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset

Die Spielzeugwerkzeuge ermöglichen das Schneiden, Pressen und Quetschen, um Kindern bei der Herstellung verschiedener Teigformen zu helfen. Allerdings basieren viele Spielzeugknetwerkzeuge auf dem Markt auf geometrischen Formen. Deshalb kombinierte das Team sowohl ergonomische Überlegungen für Kinder als auch verschiedene Gemüsearten. Formen, um dieses Werkzeugset zu entwerfen. Die Designherausforderung bestand darin, die richtige Ergonomie zu finden, die zur Handgröße von Kindern passt. Deshalb erstellte das Team viele Skizzenmodelle, um den Komfort zu testen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Vegetable Das Teigwerkzeugset befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Through interesting toolset shapes, children can have more interactions to make different dough shapes with fun. In regard to ergonomics, the diameter and body curve of the eggplant rolling pin can better support kids to make a flat of dough. The carrot cutter with round shape is easier for kids to hold and cut dough. The mushroom extruder allows kids to observe the process of extruding the dough.
Dimensions & Packaging: Package size: 35cm x 23cm x 21cm.
Tags: Dough, fruit and vegetable design, Series design, sustainable toy, hands-on skill
Production Technology: The material of the toy is plastic, which is made by injection molding.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part is to find the right ergonomic size that can fit the hand size of most children. So we make many models to test the comfort of users. Hope that through the process of making dough sculpting by children, the abilities of art, play, and imagination can be improved.
Research: To develop a series of designs through the tool design using different vegetables and fruits. It is very important to cultivate children's hands-on ability. Hope that through the process of making dough objects, children's six abilities can be improved: creativity, concentration, cognition, logic, aesthetics and expression skills.
Inspiration: Currently, most of the dough toolsets on the market are based on geometric shapes. More consideration should be given to the ergonomics of the child, so that it is not easy to get tired from making dough for a long time. Therefore, this project uses the fruits and vegetables that children often eat in daily life as inspiration.
Project Duration: Duration: January 2019 to January 2021. Location: Hong Kong and Ningbo.
Operation Flow: This toolset provides cutting, pressing, and squeezing actions to help children make their dough shapes. Children's ergonomic considerations and the shapes of different vegetables were combined to design this toolset. Moreover, turn the handle of the caterpillar and use Apple's brain to turn out many creative materials for making colorful dough works. The main function is to help children squeeze out noodles and cut them into ingredients. Through mechanical design and considering children's ergonomic, children can more easily extrude noodles by rotation.
Team Members: PolyU Design: Dr Yi-Teng Shih
Ningbo MiroKids Toys Co.,Ltd: Mr Vincent Mao
Mr Jay Li
Ms Gana Xu
Image Credits: Mr Vincent Mao, Dr Yi-Teng Shih, Mr Jay Li, Ms Gana Xu